Archive for the 'Random Thoughts' Category

Too much of a good thing?

Thursday, 27 October 2005

I’ve been drinking a lot of coffee lately (~32 oz. today in fact). Here’s what Nestle has to say about what some might consider to be too much coffee, which I found slightly amusing… Q. What do researchers mean when they say that coffee is a ‘marker’ for a detrimental lifestyle or dietary habit? A. [...]

The Delicate Art of Selective Neglect

Thursday, 20 October 2005

Most people who try to do more that is reasonable in life learn sooner or later about the principle of selective neglect. Divide your time, energy and attention amongst all that you have to do in proportional amounts to their relative importance, and hope for the best. Or at least that’s how the theory goes. [...]

Autumn’s Here

Monday, 26 September 2005

I would love to leave school behind for a moment and take a drive out to the country, somewhere in the interlake watching the forests and spent fields fly by lit by a sun less direct than in the younger days of summer We would stop somewhere that looked interesting somewhere we knew from fleeting [...]

Quintessentially Winnipeg

Saturday, 27 August 2005

Good friend Eric Au is leaving for Calgary to persue grad studies. I asked him last night if he was planning on taking anything quintessentially Winnipeg with him, after which I immediately suggested he take a pothole. Ask The Audience: What would you consider quintessentailly Winnipeg, in jest or in seriousness?

Mad Newz

Thursday, 2 June 2005

I wish I had something really inspiring to write about, as the blogging has gone stale over the last month or so. Care to send some inspiration my way? The UMES retreat was last weekend, and was a great time. We have a great group of people, and there’s a lot of potential for good [...]